Comments for ARIANA:

I love this name. It is my name and I am glad. It is a unique name. Although I used to hate it now I love it.

-- arianaloya3  3/25/2005

Famous bearer is actress Ariana Richards (born Ariana Clarice Richards).

-- Destry  4/15/2005

I'm someone who loves to write, and I once used this name for a character in a story. Everywhere else I've seen it, it was spelled "Arianna". I'm glad I'm not the only one who spells it with just one "n".

-- Arowen Half-Elven  12/6/2005

I've never pronounced this as er-EE-an-uh. It's always been ARE-ee-ah-nuh to me.

-- Arowen Half-Elven  1/19/2006

I love this name. Not sure if I would use one "n" or two though.

-- Anonymous User  4/25/2006

"Ariana" is the name of Bulgarian beer ("Ariana Sofia") and of an artificial lake situated in a park in the centre of Sofia.

-- iva_toneva  6/4/2006

ARIANA is a Persian name, probably the most Persian name there is. It actually means someone from the 'Arian' Tribe. (Arian sounds similar to Iran, doesn't it? That's where we got the name!) Arian actually means 'noble' and Ariana/Arianna is the feminine form.

-- shervin_dokht  6/9/2006

"Ariana" reminds me of "Rihanna".

-- iva_toneva  6/20/2006

My daugher is named Ariana. We pronounce it Are-ee-ah-na. I am picky about pronouncing it and will probably be correcting a lot of people when they call her er-ee-an-a or er-ee-ah-na. It still love the name though. We nicknamed our Ariana, ARE-ee.

-- Guadalupe78  7/17/2006

It's Greek for 'holy one' or 'most pure'.

-- YO_princess  11/16/2006

So trendy.

-- Anonymous User  2/19/2007

There are so many new mommies naming their babies Ariana. It is a beautiful name but not so unqie now.

-- alyse88  3/25/2007

My daughter has the name Ariana. We say it as ARE-ee-ah-nuh and we call her ARE-ee for short. The first time I saw this name I was reading a Danielle Steele novel and it was a character in her book titled "The Ring". I've loved the name ever since.

-- lexilaine  4/13/2007

Ariana is the name of one of my best friends. She pronounces it er-ee-AH-na. And I find it really pretty.

-- Anonymous User  6/10/2007

I've always heard my friend pronounce it are-ee-AH-nuh.

-- VictoriaCalledTori  6/11/2007

Also an unusual feminine name in Slovenia.

-- earthnut  7/2/2007

The name of Albus Dumbledore's sister in the Harry Potter series.

-- Tango  7/21/2007

Pronounced as "A-ree-an-a".

-- Maggie_Simpson  10/18/2007

My name is Ariana. I pronounce it Ah-Ree-Ah-na. My friends call me Ari (Ah-Ree) for short. I have always loved my name. =)

-- AhReeAhna  12/30/2007

Okay, neither of these are SO famous, but;
Ariana Dumbledore, younger sister of Albus from the HP series
Ariana Osgood, from the Private series by Kate Brian
Both of these character were rather deranged, but I still love the name Ariana.

-- Luanna  1/15/2008

Ariana is Spanish, pronounced Ah-ryah-nah.

-- Anonymous User  3/5/2008

This is my name, but I spell it AURIANA. I've met lots of Ariana's and Arianna's, but never someone who spelled it with a U, like me. I like my spelling better because it's more unique.

-- padfootlestrange  7/1/2008

I heard the name for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and I love it, it's gonna be my daughter's middle name! It sounds so pretty.

-- kelly1994_2013  8/20/2008

I love the name Ariana. It sounds very exotic, but isn't quite so unique anymore.

-- randomlyKeira  9/10/2008

Greek actor Telly Savalas and Julie Hovland have a daughter Ariana.

-- Emilie007  9/28/2008

Aside from being a bit too trendy for my tastes, this one makes me think of a "soap opera princess".

-- ICEyun  12/4/2008

No offense to all Arianas out there, but here's why I wouldn't use this name: it just doesn't look balanced - it has too many 'A's, and the 'I' in the middle just makes the effect too much to handle. And names ending in '-ana' just give me the impression that the parents are either being too lazy or trying too hard to choose the name. Phonetically, it flows, but I can't say the same for the spelling, sorry.

-- seraphine_eternal  1/20/2009

I like the triple A combination of this name. It's a beautiful name and I don't understand the whole comment about it being "off-balance". Either way; it's also cute and you can use the nickname of Ari.

-- lauraleyva  1/28/2009

This is a beautiful name, no wonder it's gradually getting more recognition. I'm writing a book and my main character is definitely going to be called Ariana.

-- Anonymous User  2/27/2009

Ariana came from the name Aryana (Ashavaka) present day Afghanistan.

-- ecletio  3/18/2009

Ariana means 'silver' in Welsh, from the Welsh word arian which means silver.

-- JennyRoseCullen  8/11/2009

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